Severe aplastic anemia following liver transplantation in a patient with non-A-E fulminant hepatitis

Turk J Gastroenterol. 2011 Jun;22(3):337-40. doi: 10.4318/tjg.2011.0222.

Abstract

Aplastic anemia is a rare complication after liver transplantation. Its incidence has been estimated to be 0.007%. Aplastic anemia was observed in 23.2 33% of patients who underwent liver transplantation for fulminant non-A-E viral hepatitis. In this paper, we describe a child suffering from aplastic anemia who eventually died from sepsis after liver transplantation for non-A-E fulminant hepatic failure.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anemia, Aplastic / etiology*
  • Child
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Hepatitis, Viral, Human / surgery*
  • Hepatitis, Viral, Human / virology
  • Humans
  • Liver Failure, Acute / surgery*
  • Liver Failure, Acute / virology
  • Liver Transplantation*
  • Postoperative Complications